In the spotlight… introducing Andy Stanton!

Get to know Andy and discover how you can use his books in the classroom with a range of resources, tips and inspiration for your pupils.

Meet Andy 

Andy Stanton studied English at Oxford but they kicked him out. Before becoming a children’s writer he was a film script reader, a market researcher, an NHS lackey, a part-time sparrow and a grape.

He is best known for the hilarious, bestselling and award-winning Mr Gum series and has also written picture books, includingDanny McGee Drinks the Sea. Andy lives in North London and likes cartoons, books and music (even jazz).